MetraTech joins Global Billing Association
Doug Zone takes seat on Executive Council

Edinburgh and Waltham, MA – 05 July 2006. The latest in a series of vendors joining the ranks of the GBA Executive Council demonstrates the continuing shift in focus from traditional static post paid billing to the new world of dynamically changing business models, content and the potential of IP.

MetraTech Corp. has joined the GBA with immediate effect and taken up a position on its Executive Council.

“Seeing new players who are providing innovative billing and charging solutions join the GBA, and particularly join the Executive Council is excellent news, said Alex Leslie, CEO, GBA. “It demonstrates that billing is pushing the boundaries, and is now far beyond its traditional definition.

“I am personally delighted to welcome Doug Zone, CTO of MetraTech to the Executive Council”, added Leslie. “He is already well known in the industry as a thought leader and his input into our current Initiatives will be most welcome. Not least, I will value his views on the new ‘billing’ map that we are developing at the moment.”

“I believe that MetraTech will help broaden the focus and scope of the GBA’s activities, into the future,” Leslie concluded.

Scott Swartz, CEO of MetraTech said: “We see the GBA as an excellent forum to fully discuss the real issues being addressed by operators and billers, and we look forward to contributing our thought leadership to the discussions, in order to help the industry prepare itself for unprecedented change.”

About the GBA
The GBA (www.globalbilling.org) is a non-profit making association dedicated to addressing the needs of operators around the world. Its objectives are to help communications companies maximise the efficiency of the whole billing process, assess the impact of new services and technologies and fully understand the issues surrounding them and promote billing issues and the importance of billing to senior decision makers.

About MetraTech
MetraTech Corp. (www.metratech.com) provides the leading Web Services-based solution for billing, customer self-care, and partner management. MetraNet, MetraTech's modular flagship platform, empowers customers to invent new business models and enhance collaboration among IT, business groups and subscribers. MetraTech offers a variety of delivery options ranging from licensing to outsourcing. Headquartered in Boston, MetraTech has offices in San Francisco, Frankfurt, Paris and London. MetraTech is a venture-backed, privately held company whose investors include Accel Partners, Vesbridge Partners (formerly St. Paul Venture Capital), Meritech Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Lucent Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.metratech.com.

MetraTech is a registered trademark, and the MetraTech logo is a trademark of MetraTech Corp. All rights reserved. All company, brand, product, and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Media Contacts

For additional information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Sarah Bedwell
Mustard PR for MetraTech Corp.
Telephone: +44 (0)1628 502601
Email Address: sarah@mustardpr.com

Keith Brody
Director of Product Marketing/Head of Corporate Communications
MetraTech Corp.
Telephone: 44(0)7790 245779
Email address: kbrody@metratech.com

Alex Leslie
CEO, GBA
Telephone: 44(0)1337 810410
Email address: alex@globalbilling.org

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